In Latin American countries whose situation around drug trafficking has become a matter of national security, the strategy being used to remove it is basically all out war: army against cartels. Jesus Rodriguez Montes The battlefield is in the streets, in malls, in bars and even […]
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SOAS cleaners call for an end to bullying and victimisation
On Thursday the 4th of July a decision will be made on whether the cleaning staff at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London will become directly employed by the university itself. They have dubbed this day “SOAS Cleaners’ Independence Day”. On the […]
Slavery by another name
New visas received by domestic workers arriving in the United Kingdom have drawn criticism from within the employment industries sector, with organisations labelling the move “inhumane” and promoting slavery. Seeking to improve conditions and existing rights, their campaign will take place on the 8th of May. A study published […]
Five days on £1 a day?
Intermon Oxfam is setting a challenge to live below the poverty line for five days from the 29th April to the 3rd May: participants must prepare five days’ worth of meals on a budget of just £5. . Such a restricted budget does not even cover the cost of a […]
Ireland’s forests not for sale
The “Save Ireland’s Forests” campaign is organising a march on Sunday the 28th of April to demonstrate its opposition to the government’s plan to sell off the country’s forests. The human race is destroying its own forests. This is happening because of pollution, waste (glass, cardboard, plastic, pesticides etc.) […]